Chi ha paura di Virginia Woolf?

Titolo originale: Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Regia: Mike Nichols |
Anno: 1966
Origine: United States of America |
Generi: Dramma
Tag: adultery | professor | married couple | guest | black humor | based on play or musical | campus | dysfunctional marriage | alcohol abuse | new england | cuckold | one night | henpecked husband | house guest | college professor | marital tensions | academia | dead son | impotent husband | nasty wife | cuckolded husband | nagging wife | hysterical drunks | bickering couple | shattered reality | openly flirtatious wife | acerbic couple | alcoholic couple |
Cast: Elizabeth Taylor | Richard Burton | George Segal | Sandy Dennis | Agnes Flanagan | Frank Flanagan |

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Approfondimenti

Like in the play, Nick (played by George Segal) is never referred to by name. D
George Segal was the last surviving member of the cast. He passed away on March 23, 2021, exactly 10 [...] D
Willard Maas and Marie Menken and their relationship were the basis for the characters of George and [...] D
This movie reunited four people from Cleopatra (1963): Dame Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton, Cos [...] D
The only Best Picture Oscar nominee that year to be also nominated for Best Art Direction (Black-and [...] D
Mike Nichols worked hard to learn on the set and become the best movie director he could be. "Every [...] D
Director Mike Nichols and cinematographer Haskell Wexler ran into weather problems right away while [...] D
This movie was Oscar nominated in all of the major categories of Best Picture, Best Director, Best A [...] D
The cast and crew first assembled near the Smith College campus in Northampton, Massachusetts to sho [...] D
Very early on with the casting, Edward Albee sent Katharine Hepburn the play. A few weeks later on s [...] D
Richard Burton was heavily criticized for playing his character with an English accent. D
The five-month shooting schedule was conducted on-location in Northhampton, Massachusetts and at War [...] D
Mike Nichols told Richard Burton just "do nothing" sometimes in a scene and simply listen. It was a [...] D
This film is in the Official Top 250 Narrative Feature Films on Letterboxd. D
The only movie that year to be nominated for Best Actor and Best Actress Oscars. D
When the original play opened on Broadway at the Billy Rose Theater (October 1962), Martha was playe [...] D
George and Martha drive a white 1962 Ford Country Squire Station Wagon. D
In the scene that takes place outside of the bar, George violently pushes Martha into the side of th [...] D
Richard Burton's longstanding U.K. acting friend Robert Hardy visited the couple during filming and [...] D
Serves as the inspiration behind the famous "Dinner Party" episode of The Office. (s4e13) D
A copy of Virginia Woolf's "To the Lighthouse" can be seen on the bookshelf above the liquor bottles [...] D
Connie Stevens, who was under contract to Warner Brothers at the time of casting, pleaded with studi [...] D
This became the first movie in Academy Awards and cinema history to be nominated for every Academy A [...] D
Dame Elizabeth Taylor was only thirty-three when this movie was filmed in 1965, while her character [...] D
During shooting, Dame Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton used identical red bicycles, lettered in g [...] D
Included among the American Film Institute's 2002 list of the top 100 America's Greatest Love Storie [...] D
Director Mike Nichols revealed in a 2006 interview that he was advised early on by a colleague to fi [...] D
Early candidates for the role of Martha included Bette Davis, Ingrid Bergman, Rosalind Russell and P [...] D
This is the only black-and-white movie directed by Mike Nichols. D
In this movie, Dame Elizabeth Taylor does an exaggerated impression of Bette Davis saying a line fro [...] D
Edward Albee said he came up with the title when he saw the phrase written on a men's room wall in a [...] D
The record changer turntable shown on the corner shelf was a Glaser-Steers model. D
Mike Nichols told journalist John Lahr that the studio was nervous about whether the Catholic Legion [...] D
The fourth of eleven movies in which Dame Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton starred together. D
Aside from the four credited members of the cast, other characters only appear on-screen for forty-s [...] D
Mike Nichols purposely avoided shooting too many close-ups in this movie. If there was a close-up, h [...] D
A map of Martha's Vineyard can be seen above George and Martha's fireplace. Director Mike Nichols ha [...] D
The movie was one of a series of movies in the 1960s, beginning with L'uomo del banco dei pegni (196 [...] D
Dame Elizabeth Taylor gained nearly thirty pounds to play the role of a middle-aged wife just for th [...] D
Playwright Edward Albee was happy overall with how this movie turned out. Despite his initial misgiv [...] D
Dame Elizabeth Taylor did not attend the Academy Awards ceremony when she won Best Actress for this [...] D
The first movie to be given the M.P.A.A. tag: "No one under 18 will be admitted unless accompanied b [...] D
Dame Elizabeth Taylor's first line in the movie is one that Bette Davis used in her movie Beyond The [...] D
Theatrical movie directorial debut of Mike Nichols. D
Although the title was obviously inspired by the song "Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf?" (sung in W [...] D
The play "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" takes place entirely in George's and Martha's living room [...] D
According to editor Sam O'Steen, there was an argument about the glasses that Richard Burton wore fo [...] D
On the back of the movie tie-in paperback of the play, it reads: "A Warner Bros. Technicolor film" - [...] D
July 18, 1966: Police seized this movie and arrested the manager of a local Nashville, Tennessee the [...] D
Uncredited choreographer Herbert Ross staged the dance sequence between Dame Elizabeth Taylor and Ge [...] D
Robert Redford turned down the role of Nick, because, he said, "I hated it". D
Mike Nichols and his former comedy partner Elaine May co-starred as George and Martha in a stage pro [...] D
During post-production, there was an argument that resulted in director Mike Nichols being thrown ou [...] D
Mercedes McCambridge portrayed "Martha" on-stage and sought after the movie role. D
The play "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" opened in New York City at the Billy Rose Theater on Octo [...] D
Selected to the Library of Congress National Film Registry. D
Dame Elizabeth Taylor had approval of co-stars, director, hairdresser and costume designer. At first [...] D
While Richard Burton and Dame Elizabeth Taylor were forces to be reckoned with while they were worki [...] D
In 2007, the American Film Institute ranked this as the number sixty-seven Greatest Movie of All Tim [...] D
Even though their schedule and long lunches could try director Mike Nichols' patience daily, Dame El [...] D
Director Mike Nichols was adamant on shooting in black-and-white, even though most Hollywood movies [...] D
According to director Mike Nichols, writer and producer Ernest Lehman had written a different ending [...] D
The M.P.A.A. ultimately decided to grant this movie an unprecedented exemption as "a special, import [...] D
Jack Lemmon was the only actor to be offered the role of George in Chi ha paura di Virginia Woolf? ( [...] D
In her A&E Biography special, Dame Elizabeth Taylor remarked that her performance as Martha was her [...] D
Every single book title on the shelves in George and Martha's place were hand picked by Production D [...] D
Director Mike Nichols later realized that his insistence on location shooting at an actual college c [...] D
Included among the American Film Institute's 2005 list of 250 movies nominated for AFI's 100 Years o [...] D
Frank Flanagan, who appeared uncredited as the motel/café innkeeper, was this movie's gaffer. The [...] D
John Frankenheimer was considered to direct. D
Costing $7.5 million, it was the most expensive black-and-white movie yet made in the U.S. Dame Eliz [...] D
Although two married couples were competing for the Oscars, only the wives (Dame Elizabeth Taylor an [...] D
In a 1998 interview with the Hollywood Reporter Jack Valenti recalled being locked in battle with th [...] D
This is the first movie in which the BBFC allowed use of the word "bugger" in its dialogue. D
Dame Elizabeth Taylor's Best Actress Oscar winning performance was the only nominee in the category [...] D
Despite their differences with director Mike Nichols, Warner Brothers was very supportive of this mo [...] D
Included amongst the American Film Institute's 1998 list of the four hundred movies nominated for th [...] D
According a 2005 interview with Edward Albee, the original writer of the play which this movie was b [...] D
Features the only Oscar nominated performances of George Segal and Sandy Dennis (for which she won B [...] D
Richard Burton's character appears with a bouquet, saying "Flowers for the Dead!" in Spanish. This t [...] D
In addition to Gli insospettabili (1972) and Give 'em Hell, Harry! (1975), this is one of only three [...] D
Jack Valenti, the newly appointed head of the M.P.A.A. at the time, said years later, "This film was [...] D
This was the last movie to win the Oscar for Black-and-White Cinematography. D
According to Edward Albee, the only thing he doesn't like about this movie is the over-use of overhe [...] D
Warren Beatty and Pamela Tiffin were given consideration for the roles of Nick and Honey. D
Dame Elizabeth Taylor initially thought she was wrong for the role of Martha, but was convinced by R [...] D
According to director Mike Nichols, Marlene Dietrich visited the set and completely ignored Dame Eli [...] D
Academy Award-winning cinematographer Harry Stradling Sr. was replaced by Haskell Wexler just after [...] D
Richard Burton befriended Mike Nichols in New York City while playing in "Camelot" and reportedly he [...] D
Every credited member of the cast received an Academy Award nomination. D
According to cinematographer Haskell Wexler, even though Dame Elizabeth Taylor had intentionally gai [...] D
Director Mike Nichols and editor Sam O'Steen worked well together during production and would run in [...] D
Director Mike Nichols and editor Sam O'Steen worked around the clock to finish this movie. At one po [...] D
After looking at dailies regularly during the first week of shooting, Mike Nichols decided that this [...] D
Included amongst the "1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die", edited by Steven Schneider. D
Robert Hardy also recalled that Richard Burton fully encouraged and nurtured Elizabeth Taylor's port [...] D
The M.P.A.A. insisted on the removal of the term "screw you" from this movie where it was replaced w [...] D
According to Mike Nichols, the other actors and actresses were all "awed" by Dame Elizabeth Taylor a [...] D
When this movie was shown on network television for the first time, some local television affiliates [...] D
Even though Haskell Wexler was able to achieve the visual style that Mike Nichols wanted, he took so [...] D
Sandy Dennis, who was pregnant at the time of filming, suffered a miscarriage on the set. D
According to cinematographer Haskell Wexler, after the Warner Brothers crew left the New England loc [...] D
Richard Burton celebrated his fortieth birthday on the set of this movie where spouse Dame Elizabeth [...] D
According to editor Sam O'Steen, director Mike Nichols was very nervous at the world premiere of thi [...] D
Dame Elizabeth Taylor told 60 Minutes (1968) in an interview that she thought Richard Burton had des [...] D
According to cinematographer Haskell Wexler, Dame Elizabeth Taylor and Sandy Dennis had on-set compe [...] D

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When George and Nick are outside talking under the large tree, George pours a small amount of bourbo [...] D
In almost every scene, to go up the stairs there are four or five steps and then the staircase turns [...] D
When revealing the secret of his wife's money near the rope swing, George refills Nick's drink nearl [...] D
The threads suspending the "moths" flitting around George and Martha's porch lamp are visible. D
At the 111 minute mark, when George (Richard Burton ) is discussing the "funny bunny" routine, he ha [...] D
As George and Nick are coming back into the house from their scene in the garden, Nick's shadow on t [...] D
When Nick is talking to George by the swing, his necktie changes positions between shots (when he's [...] D
At one point, Nick is sitting on the couch. George sits next to him and puts his arm around Nick's l [...] D
The first scene of George and Martha entering the living room shows a three-bulb floor lamp in the c [...] D
At the 59 minute mark, before Nick starts to talk about his father-in-law, George says: "Okay, don't [...] D
In the bedroom scene near the beginning, when George lies on the bed, the books behind his head are [...] D
When George goes to pour his and Martha's first drink, there is a copy of Virginia Woolf's To the Li [...] D
The four characters stop at a bar after the first soiree at George's house. It is clearly after 2:00 [...] D
While driving Nick and Honey home, before they stop at the roadhouse, the transmission selector (the [...] D

Frase

Martha: [regarding "What a dump!"] It's from some [...] D
Martha: I swear, if you existed, I'd divorce you. D
George: Now that's it! You can take over a few cla [...] D
George: Vanish! D
George: Martha's got money because Martha's father [...] D
George: And that's how you play "Get the Guests". D
Nick: You're gonna' regret this. George: No doubt [...] D
Martha: [derogatorily, to George] Hey, swamp! Hey [...] D
Nick: May I use the... uh... bar? George: Oh, yes [...] D
Honey: Oh, I don't know, a little brandy maybe. "N [...] D
[first lines] Martha: [with disgust] What a dump. D
Nick: I'm tired, I've been drinking since nine o'c [...] D
Martha: Hey! George: Hark! Jungle sounds. Martha [...] D
George: Good. Better. Best. Bested. D
George: Martha, in my mind you're buried in cement [...] D
Nick: [to Honey] We'll go in a little while. Geor [...] D
Honey: I'm gonna be sick. George: Ah yeah that's [...] D
George: [to Honey] Hi, sexy. You wanna dance, ange [...] D
George: You can sit around with the gin running ou [...] D
George: I used to drink brandy. Martha: You used [...] D
George: You take the trouble to construct a civili [...] D
George: And please keep your clothes on, too. Ther [...] D
George: Did you really think I was going to kill y [...] D
Martha: I disgust me. You know, there's only been [...] D
Martha: Well, you're going bald. George: So are y [...] D
George: I'm very impressed. Martha: You're damn r [...] D
Honey: They dance like they've danced before. Geo [...] D
[George takes a corner far too fast, tossing every [...] D
Nick: Who did the painting? George: Some Greek wi [...] D
George: All I said was that our son, the apple of [...] D
[repeated line] George: Alright, love, whatever l [...] D
George: So you get testy, naturally, don't worry a [...] D
George: Martha, will you show her where we keep th [...] D
Martha: Look, sweetheart, I can drink you under an [...] D
George: Martha is 108... years old. She weighs som [...] D
George: I'm sorry, I wasn't listening-or thinking, [...] D
Martha: You make me puke. George: That wasn't a v [...] D
Martha: [after George has said hurtful things to h [...] D
Martha: I looked at you tonight and you weren't th [...] D
George: So, where are these people, this good look [...] D
George: You're a monster - You are. Martha: I'm l [...] D
George: Once a month, Martha. I've gotten used to [...] D
Honey: I dance like the wind. D
[last lines] George: Who's afraid of Virginia Woo [...] D
Martha: A drowning man takes down those nearest. D
George: Now, I think we've been having a real good [...] D
Nick: To you, everybody's a flop. Your husband's a [...] D
Martha: I hope that was an empty bottle, George! Y [...] D
[Martha has changed into an embarrassingly tight a [...] D
Nick: Who did the painting? George: Some Greek wi [...] D

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